Bed



Oct. 8, 1929. G. BROWN ET Al.

YBED

Filed Nov. 21, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet l 1a y' 'i l Ont. 8, 1929. @BROWN ETAL mm1v Nov. 21, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Oct. 8, 1929 UNETE)STATES Partnr oFFicE BED Application filed November 21, 1927. Serial No.234,611.

This invention relates to beds and more par ticularly to that class ofbeds known as day beds, wherein the bed comprises a main bed section anda swinging bed section, providing a day bed structure when the sectionsare together and a full size double bed when the swinging section isextended relative to the main bed section.

Heretofore with day beds having,` a swing;-

ingl bed section it has been an extremely difficult operation to movethe swinging section from its position overlying the main bed section toan extended position to increase the width of the bed. T his has beendue largely to the use of improper connecting means between the sectionspern'iittinp,l this relative movement, as well as to the failure toprovide lixed head and foot extensions for the frame work of theswinging,- bed sections which serve 2o as handles that may be grasped bythe operator to facilitate openii a; the bed. lt has been commonpractice to grasp the spring fabric for opening as well as clef-fing`the bed sections, which of course was highly objectionable for thereason that the use of such as a handle is not only uncomfortable andliable to cut the hands, but such practice served to weaken the fabric,thereby stretchingand in'ipairing thc quality of the spring as asupporting structure for the mattress.

Another common practice has been to previde a movable bed section withhandles upon the end frame structures adjacent the inner side of thesection, necessitating` the operator to bend over and while in thisuncomfortable position to exert an upward pull on the section as well asan outward pull to open the bed. Moreover, with such constructions ithas been necessary for the operator to stand directly in front of thebed so that he could reach the handles to extend the movable section. Insuch position the. operator has been directly in the path of themoving;` section and not infrequently has been struck by the framestructure of the section while opening;- the bed.

With our improved bed construction the operator may stand at either endof the bed or several feet in front of it, and by simply grasping eitherof the head or foot extensions and exerting a slight outward pull, openthe bed to its full size position. lt has alsobcen common practice toprovide ythe front side rail of the swinging bed section with a handlelocated midway between the ends thereof to assist in opening the bed.Normally this handle is concealed bv the bed covering and aside from thefact that the operator must first lift the covering to locate the handleand bend over to grasp it, requires considerable effort to pull thesection outwardly. Heretofore, relatively short `links and other meanshave been employed to connect the ends of the bed sections so as topermit their relative movement, which obviously, provided a relativelyshort leverage adding; matcri ally to the diiiiculty of opening the bed,due to the fact that an upward, as well as an outward pulling force, hadto be exerted in order to extend the swingingsection. The resistancekoffered by the swinging section when an attempt was made to extend itwas materially increased by reason of the fact that the side rail at theinner end of the swinging bed section' was di rectly connected with thelinks. lVith such a construction it will readily be seen that thepulling force exerted by the spring fabric upon the end rails of themovable section of the bed was transmitted directly to the pivotalconnection between the swinging links and the section through the mediumof the side rail andthe swinging links. This of course, caused a bindingaction at the pivotal points, making it extremely dii'licult to swing;4the movable bed section to or from a closed position. Moreover, withswinging bed construe tions of the prior art, it has been impossible toemploy along connecting' member with" out materially increasing thel'ieight of the bed when the sections are together. Our invention hasfor its objects to overcome these serious mechanical defects of theprevious bed structures and to provide a construction which ovcrcomesthe various objectionable features of the bed structures of the priorart, an important object being to provide connectingl means between themain bed section and the swiiigiing,` bed section permitting the latterto be moved relative to the former with a free and easy motion, therebeing no frictional or binding action at the CII pivotal connectionsbetween said means and the swinging' bed section. Our constructionpermits the swinging bed section to be moved relative to the main bedsection by simply exerting a sidewise pull upon the swinging sectionwhereby the bed may be opened from aclosed to the full size positionwith the least possible effort.

Another object of the invention is to employ section interconnectingmeans in the form ot relatively long swinging linlts which eXtend in asubstantially vertical plane irre-r spective otl the relative positionsorP the bed sections, whereby the height ot the bed will not beincreased when in closed position, said swinging links having highpivotal connections with the swinging bed section.

Another object of the invention is to provide the swinging bed sectionwith head and toot extensions which serve as handles to facilitateopening the bed, and which like wise prevent the mattress fromstretching and becoming displaced longitudinally trom the bed section;it being another object of the invention to provide the bed sectionswith a folding mattress having at its opposite ends pockets in the formot extensions or llaps which conceal the head and toot eX- tensions otthe swinging bed section and also conceal the trame work at the ends ofthe bed sections when the sections are together. These pocketsadditionally prevent sidewise movement of the mattress relative to thebed section and spring, thereby eliminating the necessity of tying orstitching the mattresses to the spring fabric, as has been the commonpractice heretofore.

Other objects of the invention will appear in the followingspecification when read in conjunction with the accompanying 'drawings.

In the drawings,

Fig. l is a perspective view of our improved bed structure with the bedsections thereoiE together.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the n bed in its extended positionot use.

Fig. 3 is a side elevation ot our complete bed structure in closedposition showing the improved mattress thereupon.

Fig. et is an end elevation, partly in section, of the bed and mattressillustrating the manner in which the mattress is folded.

Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view showing the relationship ot themattress pockets and tlaps with the head or foot extensions of theswinging bed section.

Fig. 6 is a detail sectional view taken substantially along the line 6 5of Fig. l.

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary detail in end elevation ot the inner corner ofone of the end frame struct-tires ot the swinging section showing therelation ot' the sections and the connecting link.

Before explaining in detail the present invention, and the method ormode of operation embodied therein. it is to be understood that theinvention is not limited in its application to the details ofconstruction and arrangement of parts illustrated in the accompany ingdrawings, since the invention is capable ot oth embodiments and or"being practiced or carried out in various ways. Also it is to beunderstood that the phraseology or terminology employed herein is torthe purpose ot description and not ot limitation, ant it is not intendedto limit the invention beyond the terms of the several claims heretoappended or the requirements of the prior art.

ln the drawings, wherein like reference numerals designate correspondingparts in the several views, A represents as a whole the main bed sectionand B the swinging or movable bed section. The main bed section isprovided with the usual detachable bed ends l() and ll, respectively,which comprise a substantially U-shaped trame work et any desiredstructure providing legs lO"L and lln having' secured thereto adjacenttheir lower ends such as by welding or in any other suitable manner,brackets 10b and lll.

rllie main bed section A comprises a pair oi end members shown as awhole at l2 eacl including vertical side members i3, carrying at theirlower ends casters 13, and upper and lower end rails le and l5respectively, connected with the side members. ii pair ot side rails l5and l? serve to connect the end trames l2 and maintain them in spacedrelation to receive a spring Jfabric shown as a whole at l8 which isconnected to the end rails li in any suitable manner such as by springs18a Each ot the vertical side meinbers l has attached thereto byl meansot rivets or the iilre a metal plate 19 provided with a stud or rivet19a which is adapted to engage the notch formed in the braclrets lOl andllb carried by the bed ends.

The swinging or movable bed section B comprises end trame members shownas a whole at 20 which are preferably in the torni ot substantiallyU-sliaped members formed from single angle bar and bent to provideverticalmembers 2l at the vfront side or" the bed section, relativelyshorter vertical members 22 at the rear side of the section E, and ahorizontal portion 2l, which latter portion serves as a bead or tootextension tor the bed section B and likewise as a handle member topermit the swinging section to be moved relative to the main section otthe bed. Each end trame member also includes an end rail 23 which e1;-tends in a transverse direction parallel to the member 2e and isconnected to the upright members 2l and Q2 by means of rivets, bolts orthe like 2 a and 22a, respectively. rl`he forward vertical members 2lcarry at their lower ends casters 2lb which engage the loor and serve tosupport the 'ront side of the bed section B when it is in itsfullyextended position. A side rail Q5 serves to secure the end frames 2Otogether' and in fixed relation at the front side of the bed section.The rear vertical members 22 are connected together by ka side rail 2Gin a manner similar to which the members 21 are joined. 'It will beseen, Fig. 7, that the side rail 26 is connected with the verticalmembers 22 at a point direct-ly `below the bolt or the like 22 markingthe point ol'- `connection of the members 2:2 and the end rails 23, fora purpose to be fully described hereinafter. The bed section B carriesthe usual spring fabric shown as a whole at 27 which is detachablysecured at opopsite ends to the rails 23. It must be noted (Figs. l andl) that the normal height of the bed is not increased when the sectionsA and B are together. y n

ihc swinging or movable bed section B is mevably connected with the mainsection A at each end by means of a curved link member l() pivotallyconnected at 3l to the ylower transverse member l5 and at 32 to thetransverse i'nember 24 forming the head or foot extension of the sectionB, to permit it to be swung from the position of Fig. 1 to the positionof Fig. 2 and vice versa; and by ine iis of a swinging lever in the formof a relatively long link 83 having an offset upper poi 9 and a bentlower end 33 which 311 ou pivotally connected at 34 to the transversemember l5 ata point intermediate its ends, and at 35 to the upper innerend of the head :ir jfoot member 20. A substantially channel :hapedmember 3G is connected by means of rivets or the like 37 with the innerface of the link 33 at a point below the oiset portion thereof andserves to support one emi of a longitudinally extending truss member 3Swhich may be in the form of a pipe or tribe. lt will be understood thatthe members 30 and 83 are yduplicated at opposite ends of the bedsections and that the opposite en d of the structural member 38 isconnected with a member similar' to the member 36 at the other end ofthe bed sections so that movement of thelink connections at either endof the bed imparts a similar movement tothose members at the oppositeend of the bed. Equalizing coil springs 39 and 40 nare jreforablyinterposed between the vertical side members 13 and the link 33, theends of the coil springs being detachably connected with the members 13and 36 respectively. These springs assist in the movement of the bedsection B during the swinging operations.

The purpose of providing a relatively long lever or link 83 at each endof the bed is to increase the leverage and enable the link to bepivotally connected with the head and 2O at their highest point at footextensions he inner side of the section B so that when the sections areclosed together with the section B over- 'ing the section A as shown inFig. l, the link will lie in a substantially vertical plane. The leversor links 33 perkform two very important functions, namely,

by serving as rigid supportsfor the inner side of the kswinging bedsection B when in either of the positions shown in Figs. l and 2, andlikewise by supporting the section B in a position enabling it to beswung to an eX- tended position by simply exerting a direct outward pullupon the sectionby grasping the head or foot extensions'which serve ashandles for moving the section, rather than an upward or liftingoperation in addition to the outward pulling or swinging operation ofthe bed section which has heretofore been necessary with all of theswinging type day bed constructions. Moreover, by providing links 33which are offset throughout a portion of their length, it will be seenthat as the bed section B is swung from one post tion to another thelink does not bind on the head or foot extension and leaves a freeworking joint at thek pivotal points 35. It is im' portant that the siderail 26 be connected to the vertical members Q2 at a point immediatelybelow the point of connection be tween the end rail 23 and the member22. This point is designated by the reference numeral 22R, and islikewise directly below the inner side or edge of the spring fabric 27.The pulling strain or force exerted by the fabric upon the end rails 23is transmitted directly to the side rail 26, thereby eliminating anypossibility of binding at the pivotal points 35. The construction of thelinks il?) and the location of the side rail 26 so as to enable theswinging section to have a free and easy move-ment, are very importantfoatures of our invention.

ln Figs. 3, 4, and 5 we have shown an improved rnattress particularlyadapted for use in connection with our new and improved bedconstruction. The mattress is shown as a whole at 40 and comprises apair of separate mattress sections 4l and 42, one for each of the bodsections A and B. The sections 4l. and 4Q are joined together at 43 toprovide a flexible hinge or connection permitting the section 42 to beswung over onto the section. 4l indicated by the arrow in Fig. 4. Thesection 4l of the mattress, namely that section which covers the springfabric of the swinging section B, is provided with pockets at oppositeends designated as a whole at 44. ri`hese pockets are formed byextending the mattress covering 45 beyond the ends of the mattresssection 4l, or they may if desired be in the form of separate flapsstitched to the ends of the mattress covering 45. These pockets 44 serveto enclose the head and foot extensions of the bed section B and areprovided with depending tlaps or extensions 44 which serve to cover theend frame structure of the bed section B when this section is in itsextended position (Figs. 2 and 4) and wie lio

construction at the ends of both and B when the bed 1s 1n the po-'-.vhich t is chown in Figs. l and 8.

Arood that the covering tension on front flap iol covering i ail-lingfraine structure.

Aside from serving to cover the head and foot extensi ns, the pocketsdel serve to maintain the mattress section in position upon the bedsection B against lative lateral displacement. in this connection it ispointed out that the head and foot extensions 2O serve to preventlengthwise or longitudinal stretching of the mattress as weli as tomaintain it in position upon the spring fabric 27 against longitudinaldisplacement.

Assuming that the bed is in the position in which it is shown in igs. iand 3 and that it is desiree to extend the bed to a full double size,the operator grasps either of the head or foot extensions 2O and byapplying` a direct outward pull, the section B is caused to swing aboutthe pivotal connections 3l, 32, 3a and 35 and move outwardly relativelyto the fixed rbod section A, the springs 39 and iO assisting in thismovement. iifter he bed section B has nearly reached itsoutermostposition, the casters 2l engage the door and, together with thelegs 2l, serve to support the forward side of the bed section, the siderails l? and 26 overlapping in this 1position of the sections, therebyserving to support the inner side of said section. rEhe head and footextensions of the bed are of a sufficient height to -enable them to begrasped by the operator without the necessity of bending over. Since itis unnecessary for the operator to bend over to grasp the head or footextension due to the height thereof, and moreover since the links 33 arein a substantially vertical position at all times, it will be readilyunderstood how it possible to extend the bed section B by merelyexerting a. slight pull outwardly in a horizontal plane to so adjust thebed. After the section B has been extended the mattress section 42 isswung from it-s position overlying the section 4.1 to a positionoverlying the spring fabric i8.

To close the bed, the mattress section #i2 is moved in the direction ofthe arrow until it over-lies the section Ll-l, whereupon the operatorgrasps either of the combined head or foot extensions and handle members2O and by applying a slight pressure thereto in a substantiallyhorizontal plane, the section B is caused to move the links 30 and 8labout their respective pivots until the side rail 25 engages the forwardframestructure of the main bed section A, in which position the sectionsare together as seen in Figs. l and 2.

`We claim:

1. In a bed structure, a main bed section comprising end frames eachincluding vertical side members and upper and lower transverse members,a spring connect-ing the upper transverse members, a swinging bedsection comprising end frames including upright structural members andtransverse end rails connecting the upright members, a spring fabricsupported betweeny said end rails, a side rail connecting the end framesof the swinging section at the inner side thereof directly below thepoint of connection of the transverse end rails and the upright membersat the inner side of the section, said end frames having head and footmembers extendine` above said end rails, and a swinging ink at each endof the bed sections connectng the lower transverse member and the head rfoot members adjacent the inner end thereof, said side rail serving toresist the pull of the spring fabric thereby relieving the pivotalconnections between the swinging links and the head and foot members ofstrain to permit of a free swinging connection between said links andsaid extensions.

2. i bed struct-ure, a main bed section comprising end frames eachincluding vertical ide members and upper and lower transverse members,spring connecting the upper transverse members, a swinging bed sectionco wising end frames including upright aural members and transverse endrails connecting the upright members, a spring fabric supported betweensaid end rails, a side rail connecting the end frames of the swingingsection at the inner side thereof directly below the connection betweenthe transverse end rails and the upright members at the inner side ofthe frame, said end frames having head and foot extensions above saidend rails and spring, and a relatively long swinging link having anoffset portion conl nected at its lower end with the lower transversemember and at its opposite end with the head or foot extension at itsinner upper corner, said side rail receiving the strain imparted to theframe by the spring fabric, thereby relieving the swinging link of anypulling strain permitting a free swinging connection between the upperend of the link and the head or foot extension.

in testimony whereof we afx our signatures.

GEORGE BROVN. FREDERICK S. BROWN.

